“LOW RIDER SHOW” CELEBRATES CONTEMPORARY EXPRESSIONS INSPIRED BY LOW RIDER CULTURAL AESTHETICS IN DIFFERENT MEDIUMS: PAINTING, DRAWING, SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, SOUND, INSTALLATION WORK, ETC. .

ARTISTS INCLUDE:
JNO COOK (CHICAGO IL)
EDRA SOTO (CHICAGO IL/PUERTO RICO)
RUBEN DE SANTIAGO (CHICAGO IL)
JOSE VARGAS (BROWNSVILLE WI)
GABRIELA JUAREZ (CHICAGO IL)
GUILLERMO GALINDO (OAKLAND CA/ MEXICO CITY MEXICO)
TANIA KUPCZAK (BURLINGTON VT)
GISELLE MERCIER (CHICAGO IL)
LIZA GROBLER (CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA)
MICHAEL MAC GARRY (JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA)
KAREN F. SANDERS (ANN ARBOR MI)
ANNA BOLES (BOISE ID)
JOHN LENTING (BEVERLY SHORES IN)
AMISTAD CAR CLUB (CHICAGO/ CICERO IL)

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBIT IS CURATED BY JESUS MACARENA-AVILA
Low Rider Show will open at Polvo Art Studio adjoining installation, sculpture, video, photography, mixed media and painting of veteran and emerging artists inspired by folk art aesthetics belonging to Mexican-American communities. From comical manipulations to specific cultural examinations, the artwork acquires sociopolitical agency and transmits the opinions and voice of the invited artists in respect to the folk tradition of Low-Rider aesthetics.

Opening Reception: September 26, 2003 6:00 -10:00pm

Show runs till:September 26 thru October 26, 2003

RELATED EVENTS:
*POLVO ART STUDIO’S quarterly newsmagazine, POLVO entitled “Popular Culture”! Come and get your FREE copy! It will distributed at the “LOW RIDER SHOW” opening reception plus at the following events:

* LOW RIDER CAR PARADE “AMISTAD AT PROS ARTS 25TH ANNIVERSARY PARADE” SEPTEMBER 27 FROM 1O AM – 1 PM

Pros Arts Studios is a community arts organization servicing the Pilsen neighborhood with art programs. This parade is to celebrate 25 years of community arts programming; Amistad Car Club and Polvo Art Studios will joining in the celebration activities. For more information contact Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa prosarts@earthlink.net or 773.412.5886

* LOW RIDER CAR SHOW “AMISTAD AT 18TH: PILSEN OPEN STUDIOS” OCTOBER 25 AND 26 FROM 11-6 PM

This is the first annual event to open studios to the public showcasing Pilsen based artists and art spaces. Activities will be planned from Racine St./ Western Ave. (east and west) and 18th to 23 Rd St. (north and south). Amistad Car Club and Polvo Art Studios will joining in the open studios tourroute. Amistad Car Club will have low rider cars on exhibit at different points of tour route. For more information contact Linda Lutton lindalutton@ntso.com 312.633.9245

ABOUT AMISTAD CAR CLUB: The club was founded in South Texas with chapters in the Midwest. “Amistad” means allies or friendship in Spanish and continues their mission to promote awareness and to celebrate lowrider culture. Amistad Car Club Chicago Chapter is a member of the Chicago Lowrider Council serving Chicagoland communities with food drives for the homeless and toydrives for needy children. For more info on Amistad Car Club Chicago Chapter: Pedro Cisneros 1.708.769.4642

ABOUT POLVO NEWSMAGAZINE: Polco Art Studio’s newsmagazine is edited and contributed by a volunteer and an international team of artists, critics, and writers. Polvo’s newsmagazine is distributed to Chicago’s artistic and cultural community as well as in South Africa (Johannesburg) ) and Germany (Dresden). Polvo is published through Polvo Art Studio, a Chicago-based alternative art space.

POLVO ART STUDIO AND “LOW-RIDER SHOW” IS AN EVENT PARTICIPANT WITH THE CHICAGO ARTISTS’ MONTH SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO THROUGHOUT OCTOBER 2003.

POLVO ART STUDIO 1458 W 18th Street 2F Chicago IL 60608 T: 773.677.1914 E: polvoarte@yahoo.com W: www.polvo.org

Saturdays 12-6 pm or by appointment.

About Polvo Art Studio

Polvo Art Studio (PAS) is an alternative space located in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood and is operated by Polvo (an artist collective originally formed in 1996). Polvo’s history consists of organizing artistic and cultural venues with Pilsen-based community spaces. In addition to venues, Polvo generated “zines” focused on arts and culture followed by an online website that initiated an international collective of visual artists, writers, and cultural critics (Polvo maintained an Pilsen gallery space in 1999).

Since February 2003, Polvo has been organizing and curating art exhibits, as well as publishing Polvo, a magazine, and maintaining a website at www.polvo.org. PAS re-opened a galley space to showcase contemporary art in the Pilsen community. In August 2003, PAS has moved into a more intimate space focused to premiere solo and two person including installation projects, new media, and performances.

To continue Polvo’s mission to showcase international and local curated exhibits, PAS has launched an annex space called Sol Studio (SS) situated in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood Polvo’s PAS and SS spaces do not fit the standard gallery setting but showcase cutting edge emerging and established artists in Chicago.

Founding Members:
Miguel Cortez, Elvia Rodriguez-Ochoa, Jesus Macarena-Avila

Current Staff
Saul Aguirre – SS Public Relations/ Sol Studio management
Edra Soto/Jesus Macarena-Avila – International Projects
Miguel Cortez – PAS Public Relations
Miguel Cortez/Jesus Macarena-Avila – Polvo Newsmagazine Design/Editorial
Elvia Rodriguez/Jesus Macarena-Avila – Community Art Projects
Francisco Perez/Tony Patlan- PAS/SS Space Technicians
Gabriela Juarez/Miguel Cortez- Online/New Media Projects

POLVO ART STUDIO 1458 W. 18TH STREET CHICAGO IL 60608
e: polvoarte@yahoo.com
w: http://www.polvo.org
t: 773.677.1914

Upcoming 2003-2004 Highlights:

PAS Event/Exhibitions
Popular Culture: Polvo Newsmagazine (Fall 2003 release)
Low-Rider Show (Fall 2003 curated by Jesus Macarena-Avila)
Edra Soto (Fall 2003 exhibition)
Michael Piazza/Bertha Husband (Reading Room Project- Winter 2003)
Gabriela Juarez (New Media Project- Spring 2004)

SS Event/Exhibitions
Grand Opening No One Left Behind (Fall 2003)
Chicago Athletic Club (PAS/SS presentation-Fall 2003)
Popular Culture: Polvo Newsmagazine (Fall 2003 release)
DF: New Work desde Mexico City (Winter 2003 curated by Simona Schaffer)
A4: Johannesburg/Chicago (Fall 2004)

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